Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Fowl Bluegrass

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Poa palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fowl Bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Poa
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Poa palustris

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fowl Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fowl Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Fowl Bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.